Repaired a notoriously difficult weed eater

At least, according to YouTube, it's difficult.

The craftsman 32cc t2 blah blah blah.

I think I'm the most impressed of anyone. I don't repair things with engines. I don't believe I ever have. Bicycles, yes. Engines, no.
Even though this was just the recoil on the pull start. It was stuck. I unstuck it. But I had to take the whole dingdang thing apart to fix it.

I'm proud.

Congratulations!!
It is SO satisfying to repair a non-working tool, and even more so when it might have nearly exceeded the cost of the thing to pay to have it "professionally done at a repair shop".

I just got a discarded mower from the metal pile at the transfer station (dump) that looked barely used, had clean oil, had all the parts save for one retaining clip for the handle bar... Turns out the "deadman lever" control cable was stuck due to some corrosion. A few minutes in the workshop to pull it free, blow out the rust, then oil it, and it started right up!

I also fixed our dehydrator by replacing a worn out thermal cut-out, a $2.50 part to allowed us to continue using a $75.00 machine.

Jennie Sue Dean wrote: It was stuck. I unstuck it. But I had to take the whole dingdang thing apart to fix it.

I'm proud.

And so you should be. Well done!

Kenneth Elwell wrote:I just got a discarded mower from the metal pile at the transfer station (dump) that looked barely used, had clean oil, had all the parts save for one retaining clip for the handle bar... Turns out the "deadman lever" control cable was stuck due to some corrosion. A few minutes in the workshop to pull it free, blow out the rust, then oil it, and it started right up!

Nice! I worry about our fellow citizens who can't fix something so simple.

Color me impressed! I hate every tool that needs a pull to start. My shoulder aches just from the thought of dealing with one of these.
Have you ever gotten the cord ripped out of your hand and one of your breasts just got in the way? The whole thing was black and blue for a week! Now, I can chuckle about it but I really considered going to the doctor at the time, it was so painful!
It may not be very green to use lithium batteries, but I've replaced my pull start tiller which I was not using much anyway with a Ryobi hand held tiller. Since I'm converting my entire garden to beds, the big workhorse just would not do anyway. I weed by hand and if I must, do a very light surface tilling, plant and mulch heavy. Electric uses energy a lot more efficiently than anything using gas anyway.
My weed eater is also a Ryobi. My dream, if I knew how, would be to replace all these motors-that-never-start with sun charged batteries. I know that exists, but I don't understand enough about it and it sounds like it may endanger your lithium, so wait and see and learn for now: https://werecyclesolar.com/what-kind-of-battery-is-used-for-solar-panels/
My snow blower is a Sun Joe, so battery operated as well. At 73, I'm through with pull cords! They are good for the old fashioned Turkish toilets with The tank above your head and turning the lights on and off above the work bench, maybe the pull blinds. but otherwise, nay nay!
So, again, kudos to you!